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LOT 3029
Highly Attractive Antique Factory Panel
Scene Engraved Special Order Marlin
Deluxe Model 1893 Lever Action Takedown
Rifle with Gold Washed Screws and Small
Parts - Serial no. 136247, 38-55 WCF cal., 26
inch part octagon bbl., blue/casehardened/gold
finish, walnut stock. Manufactured in 1896, this
is an exceptional example of a special ordered,
factory panel scene engraved, Marlin deluxe
Model 1893 takedown rifle with gold washed
screw heads and small parts. In 1893, Marlin
launched its first lever action design made to
handle smokeless powder, and incorporated
the L.L. Hepburn designed side ejection
feature which would become a staple of the
Marlin repeater lineup. The Model 1893 would go on to be one of Marlin’s most
successful models, even while going head to head against Winchester’s prolific,
John M. Browning designed, Model 1894. These rifles remain highly desirable on the collectors market, particularly factory deluxe
embellished examples like this one. The receiver shows the standard Grade No. 1 engraving, a design which was created and almost
certainly executed by Conrad F. Ulrich. Ulrich is noted by William Brophy on p. 533 of “Marlin Firearms” as having executed almost all of the
engraving on Marlin firearms during the period of 1881 to 1910. The masterfully executed Grade No. 1 engraving seen on this piece features
decorative borders, circular flourishes of floral scroll, and a buck standing in a forested scene on the left. The screws, magazine tube lug, and
magazine tube cap all have a factory gold washed finish. The top of the barrel flat is marked with the two-line address and patent date, while the
caliber marking is at the breech. The Marlin Safety marking is on top of the receiver, while the serial number is on the bottom. The upper tang has the model marking.
The matching serial number is repeated on the left side of the upper tang and in the stock inlet. It is fitted with a Lyman beaded blade front sight, a period replacement
Marble’s folding notch rear sight, a combination peep sight mounted on the upper tang, and a special order half magazine. It is mounted with an attractive, factory “No.
A” checkered forearm and pistol grip stock with a checkered hard rubber buttplate.
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